The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1887-04-28

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For J: D: Cromwell lzklaesos-I
| For Mr. Woods-Mx Wi1GoaI.
NJ. bfyas moved shss ~ joint Session ID
Whereupon the Senate withdrew TO thei
Chamber and resumed lie se113on.
Mr. Fraser moved to adjourn till tomorrow
morning 10o'clock. a-s
Mr.. Mallory inquired q s4usrum wss presen,
The President ordered ri seall to ascertain
the number ofSeBatoss pFononl
Meesn. Blackwell, Bsya1. Durnam, Chaires
Chandler, Coulter, Delano, E1eles, Fraser, Oas
kins, JoAason, Jones, judge Kssly, Lee. Mallory
Martin, Miller, Moreno, 4cE1nDe, NcMurrsy
Neel, Orman, Stevens, Tolbess, walker, Jr., Wal
Whidden and WiIliams-2o. IN
The Senate adjourned.
The House of Representativss:met. A quorum
present.
The committee appointed on yesterday to ia
form the Senate OF the action q the House il
reference to election Of o. 8. Senator, reported
that they had performed said duty and were dis
charged.
Mr. Bitch of Levy, moved that Mr.. ]. l.
Co,!rell be excused until Monday .exs; agreed "a
The following offered by M. TipOin on yen-
terday, was, on motioAof Ar.. Rourke. laid on
the table: Ths, the Chairnan OF Coumittee on
State Institutions be added to the committee ,c
visit the Convict Camp and Ne anA Damt
Mr.. Farneil moved 70 have Mr.. Saxon. of Her.
nando, added to COMMITTEES on Agriculture
agreed to:
The following, offered by Mr.. Willie, was
agreed 10
Moved that Mr.. Curry be placed on the fol-
lowing committees: Commerce and Navigation
and Claims.
The following bills were introduced read the
first time by their title, an referred TO appro
pirate committees:
to provide for establishing new counties.
BY Mr.. Floyd: House bill No. 1875: An act
10 regulate the traffic in upland seed cotton in
the county Of Gadsden.
By Mr.. Campbell: House bill No 1876: An
act TO enlarge The powers Of the Circuit Judges
OF the State OF Florida.
Mr. Rourke, Chairman Of the COMMITTEES on
rectly engrossed
Mr. Bitch, of Alschua, of Committee on Pub
lie Printing, made the following minority report:
majority Of the Committee on Public Printing
beg leave to bring in . minority report the bill
reported favorabiy by said committee, entitled
bill to be entitled an act to provide for The public
printing ofthe State of Florida, and to repeal an
act approved April q, 1885, providing for the cleo
tion Of State Printer etc. The undersigned be-
lieves it would be for the public interest for
the Legislature elect the Public Printer than for
the same to be let out to the lowest bidder; and,
second, that the bill should state specifically the
Kind Of SS to % type and the rates
necessity for repeating the law Of 1885, but only to
amend the same.
Mr.. Hall, Chairman Of the Committee on
Privileges and Elections, made the following
report in matter of contest from Dade county,
between ]. w. Davidson and J. w. Evan:
From the evidence we find that James Wood
Davidson received the highest number of votes
legally cast in Dade county for member OF
the Assembly at the general election on Novem-
Der 2. 1885, and that the said Jas Wood David
son is entitled TO the seat in the House from
Dade county, and we submit the following sum-
mary gathered from the evidence:
1st. We accept the returns as canvassed from
Precinct No. l, (Misml which gives j. VIM.
Evan SO votes and J. w. Davidson 1 vote.
Sd. From Precinct No. q. UAke WORTH, we
give J. w. Davidson 50 votes, instead of 81, as
names of Thomas Wheeler and
j. Svenkernd not appearing, or appearing in
different form on registration list.
Sd. From Precinct M. s, Elliotts Kevl we
VIM S Emsu esdsSss q xS;ss fnsei6 e & Zfs
men were in Key West on November .. 1885,
and did not vote, although their names appear
on poll list from Precinct No. ~ having veted
~ Thomas is s~eetins /, Thomas o. Johusou .,
Isaac Simmons 8. Thomas II. johnson 4, Eph-
riam Johnston 5, Henry A. Higgs 9. John +.
johnson z.
We find as corrob0rating evidence that two of
the Inspectors and the Clerk of Election at Pre-
cinct No. 8, swear TO the best OF their recollec-
tion that only IS votes were cast at that pre-
cinct-
TO RECAPrruLArE:
In Precinct No. 1-Ewan had no votes and
Davidson SO; in Precinct No 2-Ewan had 36
votes and Davidson l, and in Precinct No. 3
EVAN had 81 votes and Davidson none, making
Davidson go votes and Evan 81.
(Sigued) R. H. Hall, Chairman G. F. A. Biei-
by. Jas. NJ. Duncan, r. II. Duncan, ]. II. Nc
Ciellan, Geo. H. Browne.
Mr.. Upchurch, uf the Committee on Privileges
and Elections, moved that the majority report be
kept over until tomorrow 20 that he could pre-
pare q minority report which was agreed to.
Mr.. Ums,ead. Chairman of the Committee on
Education, reported unfavorably House bill No.
4S: Providing for the instruction 10 physiOlo-
gy and the hygiene Of alcohol in public schools
of the State.
A number of messages were received from the
Senate.
ooanty. was read . aecnnd time and laid over.
House bill No. 60: An act y regulate the
sale of cotton in the seed Id this State.
Mr.. Washington moved THAI the substitute
offered by the committee be adopted in lieu OF
the original; agreed "a. and ordered engreesed
for third reading on tomorrow.
House bill No g. was read the second time,
and MI. Tippin moved that the substitute offer
ed by the committee In lieu OF the original be
M Carr offered the following amendment:
Add 10 section 3 the following: Proeidsd, Moth
ing in this act shall be % construed - TO pre-
vent farm Iaborefs from taking farm products q
compensation for tbs same. II their discretion.
Mr.. Bielby moved TO lay the amepdment on
the table: which was Withdrawn. and Nj.
Mitchell offered the following amendment TO the
amendment: Strike out the word "articie.
and insert the word - act.
Mr.. Hicks moved 10 take q recess until nve
minutes before 12 o'clock; agreed to.
FIVE MINUTES 10 TWELVE O'CLOCK
The House resumed i'll session. A quorum
present
On motion Of Mr.. Mcclellan . COMMITTEES OF
three wss appointed by the House Of Represen-
tatives TO ,niorm the Deuate that the House Of
Representatives was ready to receive them In
Joint session, and Messrk ACCisilAn, Saxon and
Gibbs wefe appointed snch conAmittee. end attd
u briet absence the committee returned ana re-
signed to them, and were dischar9ed.
Al 70 o'clock n. the Senate entered the Hall
Of the HOUSE Of Representatives
For proceedings Of the Joint Session see Sea-
~ On motion Of Mr.. Farnell, the House adjoarn-
ed until O'Clock A. H.. tomorrow.
Senate.
THuasDAY, April 81, 1887.
The Senate met
The President In the chair.
: A quorum present
Praver by the Chaplain.
The Journal was corrected ana approved.